Pesky UL women fall short

Mar. 10, 2013

Written by

Tim Buckley
tbuckley@theadvertiser.com

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - Freshman Keke Veal did her part with a game-high 21 points.

But with a short bench, tired legs after a double-overtime win over North Texas on Friday and 8-of-8 free-throw shooting down by the stretch by Bianca McGee, the UL women's basketball team's bid for a second straight Sun Belt Conference Tournament win came up short Saturday.

The Ragin' Cajuns - seeded 11th in a field of 11 - lost 61-57 to No. 3-seed Western Kentucky in a quarterfinal-round game on Convention Center Court here, ending their season at 10-21. ...